IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,214,831
Granted Patent B2
US 9,214,831 · App. 14/197,260 · Granted Dec 15, 2015

Wind charger

Inventors: Wei Pang (Shenzhen, CN); Al-Ling He (Shenzhen, CN); Wan-Li Ning (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: ShenZhen Treasure City Technology Co., LTD.
H02J7/1415Y02E10/721
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Patent No.
US 9,214,831
App. No.
14/197,260
Granted
Dec 15, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A wind charger set on a circuit board for powering a button cell held by a holder set on the circuit board. The wind charger includes a bracket attached to the holder, a wind turbine fixed on the bracket and a charge circuit. The charge circuit is set on the circuit board. The wind turbine transfers airflow created by a heat-dissipating device set on the circuit board into electricity for powering the charge circuit, which charges the button cell.

Claims (15)

1. A wind charger for powering a button cell held by a holder set on a circuit board, the circuit board comprising a heat-dissipating device capable of creating airflow, the wind charger comprising:

a bracket attached to the holder;

a wind turbine fixed on the bracket; and

a charge circuit set on the circuit board;

wherein the wind turbine converts the kinetic energy of the airflow created by the heat-dissipating device into electricity to power the charge circuit to charge the button cell.

2. The wind charger of claim 1 , wherein the wind turbine comprises an impeller and an energy converter with two wires; a first end of the energy converter is fixed in a through hole defined in the bracket; a second end of the energy converter is attached to the impeller.

3. The wind charger of claim 2 , wherein the bracket comprises a base member, an arm, a first latching member and a second latching member; the arm perpendicularly extends from a side edge of a first sidewall of the base member; the first latching member perpendicularly extends from a second sidewall of the base member, the second sidewall is perpendicular to the first sidewall; the second latching member extends from a distal end of the arm, facing the first latching member; the through hole is defined in the base member.

4. The wind charger of claim 3 , wherein the first latching member and the second latching member engage in two grooves respectively defined in the holder.

5. The wind charger of claim 2 , wherein the charge circuit comprises first to third electronic switches, a first variable resistor, a second variable resistor, a first terminal and a second terminal connected to the wires;

wherein a first end of the first electronic switch is connected the first terminal through a first resistor; a second end of the first electronic switch is connected to the control terminal of the first variable resistor, and is connected to the second terminal; a third end of the first electronic switch is grounded through the first variable resistor; a control terminal of the first variable resistor is connected to the first end of the first electronic switch through a second resistor;

wherein a third end of the second electronic switch is connected to the third end of the first electronic switch; a second end of the second electronic switch is connected to the second terminal through the second variable resistor and a third resistor; a first end of the second electronic switch is connected to the anode of the button cell; the cathode of the button cell and the second terminal are grounded; and

wherein a third end of the third electronic switch is connected to the first terminal; a second end of the third electronic switch is connected to first end of the first electronic switch through a fourth resistor; a first end of the third electronic switch is connected to the anode of the button cell.

6. The wind charger of claim 5 , wherein the charge circuit further comprises a light emitting diode (LED), an anode of the LED is connected to the first end of the third electronic switch through a fifth resistor, a cathode of the LED is connected to the anode of the button cell.

7. The wind charger of claim 6 , wherein the anode and cathode of the button cell contact two conductive tabs set in the holder, the two conductive tabs are connected to two pins electronically connecting a chip set on the circuit board.

8. The wind charger of claim 7 , wherein the first electronic switch is a npn bipolar junction transistor (BJT), both of the second and third electronic switches are pnp bipolar junction transistors (BJTs), the first to third ends of each electronic switch correspond to a collector, a base, and an emitter of the BJT, respectively.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 9, 2019
From: SHENZHEN TREASURE CITY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: SCIENBIZIP CONSULTING(SHENZHEN)CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 049705/0562 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 23, 2015
From: SCIENBIZIP CONSULTING(SHENZHEN)CO.,LTD.
To: SHENZHEN TREASURE CITY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036627/0603 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 9, 2015
From: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.; HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
To: SCIENBIZIP CONSULTING(SHENZHEN)CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 036525/0796 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 5, 2014
From: PANG, WEI; HE, AI-LING; NING, WAN-LI
To: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.; HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 032350/0348 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2013 1 00830953 · Mar 15, 2013 · national
Continuity (1)
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